Offroad Trailblazers and Envoys

Completed: Outer Banks, Corova Beach.

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by dvanbramer88 » Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:11 pm

Spending the week on Corova Beach. Not a wheeling trip specifically but you need to drive on the beach to get to the house as there are no paved roads, and real 4x4 is needed. AWD vehicles struggle up the sand. Pictures up next week. Till than, i got some fishing to do and I'll be "knee deep in the water somewhere, got the blue sky breeze blowing wind through my hair, only in the world is the tide gonna reach my chair."
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by dvanbramer88 » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:18 am

A little teaser
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by navigator » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:34 am

I don't see any pics of your truck, you swiped that pic off of beachimages.com
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by dvanbramer88 » Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:37 pm

All my pictures are still on the camera/haven't been taken yet. I swiped this picture off of my aunt's facebook. She took it and uploaded it while driving up the beach on the first day.
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by dvanbramer88 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:16 pm

I saw a lifted TB on the beach today. Gold/Pewter color. It was a LS SWB model. Virginia plates. Had some sort of OEM Chevy/GM aluminum wheels. I forget what year it was, i think it was a 06+ because it kinda looked like a Tahoe when i first noticed it from far away. As i watched it get closer, i realized it was a lifted TB. Younger guy with a buzz cut and a girl. A couple small stickers on the back glass, driver side. No other lights or exterior mods. Any ideas? i checked the member lists and there are a bunch of guys from Virgina, mostly inactive users though.
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by dvanbramer88 » Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:22 pm

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From the passenger seat of my uncle's Yota coming back from getting ice today.
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by dvanbramer88 » Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:25 pm

I saw that lifted TB again and scored a few pictures. FWIW. Maybe someone can identify a possible member.
I was mistaken about the year and his rims.

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by dvanbramer88 » Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:34 pm

I'm home now, here is some pictures: (My truck didn't make the trip because it would of been a waste of gas. I rode with my parents)

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Old coast guard station

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The Convoy

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On the beach

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the house

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Wild horse

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by dvanbramer88 » Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:47 pm

Fishing: We caught 1 spot and 1 croaker that ended up being shark bait. Caught no sharks. I also caught one small kingfish. On Thursday night we caught about 30-35 red drum and snapper blue fish on spoons.

We went to the beach everyday. Did some cruising, played a lot of washers, saw some horses and drank a few beers.
:D :safari: :) 8-) :friday:
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by HARDTRAILZ » Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:24 am

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by Trail X » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:18 pm

Now I'm curious about who owns that TB. It looks good.
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